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Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & ManuscriptsSotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USDSotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USDSotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USDSotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USDSotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & ManuscriptsSotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USDSotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBPSotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBPSotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR -
Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: BELLEFOREST (François de). La cosmographie universelle de tout le monde. €12,000 to €15,000.Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: DESNOS (Louis Charles). Mappe-monde, ou Carte Generale de la Terre. €5,000 to €6,000.Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: BLAEU (Willem Janszoon & Joan). Theatrum Sabaudiae. €18,000 to €20,000.Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: LINASSI. Ferdinando Ie Maria Anna Carolina nel Litorale in Settembre 1844. €4,000 to €5,000.Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: AMBROSOLI (Francesco). Monumento a Francesco Primo in Vienna. €3,000 to €4,000.Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: Plano de la plaza de Mesina y de su ciudadel y castiglios. €5,000 to €6,000.Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: ROCKSTUHL (Alois Gustav), GILLE (Florent A.). 78 Lithographies du Musée de Tzarskoe-Selo. €1,000 to €1,500.Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: Chtchedrovski, Ignatiy Stepanovitch. €2,000 to €3,000.Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: DE BRUYN (Cornelis). Voyage au Levant. €3,000 to €5,000.Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: ABI ISHAQ AHMAD B. IBRAHIM AL-THAʿLABI (M. 1035) : TROISIÈME VOLUME DU KASHF WA-L-BAYAN ʻAN TAFSIRI AL-QURʼAN. €3,000 to €5,000.Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: DESNOS (Louis Charles). L’Afrique. €3,000 to €4,000.Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: DE BRUYN (Cornelis). Voyages de Corneille Le Brun par la Moscovie, en Perse, et aux Indes orientales. €1,500 to €2,000.Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: DESNOS. (Louis Charles). Amérique septentrionale et Méridionale. €4,000 to €5,000.Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: ÉLIOT (J.B.) ; MONDHARE (Louis Joseph). Carte du théatre de la guerre actuel entre les anglais et les treize Colonies Unies de l'Amérique Septentrionale. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 748. Second volume of Blaeu's atlas featuring 89 maps of the Americas and Asia (1642) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 12. A world map with popular cartographic myths and unique embellishments (1788) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 30. One of the most sought-after charts from Cellarius' work (1708) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 38. Anti-Vietnam War persuasive cartography on a velvet poster (1971) Est. $350 - $425Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 43. Ortelius' influential map of the New World - second plate (1584) Est. $4,750 - $6,000Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 95. Scarce German map illustrating the French & Indian War (1755) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 149. Bachmann's dramatic view of the Mid-Atlantic region (1864) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 373. De Jode's very rare map of Europe with costumed figures (1593) Est. $6,000 - $7,500Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 674. De Bry's Petits Voyages, Part VII with all plates and map of Sri Lanka (1606) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 704. The first printed map devoted to the Pacific in full contemporary color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 734. Superb hand-colored image of the Tree of Jesse (1502) Est. $700 - $850 -
University Archives
Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
April 23, 2025University Archives, Apr. 23: Best Image of Abraham Lincoln: "Closest… to ‘seeing' Lincoln… A National Treasure" Original Hesler/Ayres Interpositive. $800,000 to $1,000,000.University Archives, Apr. 23: Einstein, 3pp of Unified Field Theory Equations: “I want to try to show that a truly natural choice for field equations exists.” Formalizing His Final Approach, Association to Theory of Relativity. $80,000 to $120,000.University Archives, Apr. 23: Marilyn Monroe's Best Personally Owned & Annotated Script for Unfinished Last Film, "Something's Got to Give" (1962). $75,000 to $100,000.University Archives
Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
April 23, 2025University Archives, Apr. 23: David Ben-Gurion ALS: "The Jewish people have attained the epitome...the State of Israel is born," 1 Day After Signing Israeli Declaration of Independence, Best Ben-Gurion Ever! $80,000 to $100,000.University Archives, Apr. 23: Lincoln ALS to Youth: "A young man, before the enemy has learned to watch him...votes... shall redeem the county" Evocative of Famous "Work" Letter. $70,000 to $100,000.University Archives, Apr. 23: Lincoln Appointment for Cabinet Member With Largest, Boldest, Full Signature! Important Content: Detente with England. $10,000 to $15,000.University Archives
Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
April 23, 2025University Archives, Apr. 23: Abraham Lincoln Rare Signed Check To Law Partner W.H. Herndon, Perhaps Unique as Such! $20,000 to $25,000University Archives, Apr. 23: Tokyo War Crimes Files of Prosecuting Attorney For POW Camp Atrocities, 500+ Pages, Unpublished Court Documents, Photos and More. $25,000 to $35,000.University Archives, Apr. 23: 1698 South Carolina Slavery Archive Huguenot Planters Earliest Rare Plat Maps for Plantations 41 Docs 107 pp. Most Colonial. $25,000 to $35,000.University Archives
Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
April 23, 2025University Archives, Apr. 23: Adam Smith ALS While Revising “The Wealth of Nations” - A New Discovery Documenting Meeting with Influential Editor. $18,000 to $24,000.University Archives, Apr. 23: Margaret Mitchell Rare ALS to Her Editor as Epic Film "Gone With the Wind" Gains Heat "Forgive this scrawl. I haven't written a letter in long hand in years and I've almost forgotten how it's done." $3,000 to $4,000.University Archives, Apr. 23: Einstein 1935 TLS, Hopes to Warn Non-Jews of "The true nature of the Hitler regime.” $8,500 to $10,000.
Blackwell Auctions: January Exceptional Estates, 610747, Clearwater
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- January 25, 2025 - January 25, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Andre De Dienes | MARILYN MONROE, Andre De Dienes Transparency |
1949 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 610.00 | |
| 11 | LEROY NEIMAN | LEROY NEIMAN, Desert Inn Baccarat, Serigraph |
circa 1997 | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 976.00 | |
| 15 | MUHAMMAD ALI | Rare Signed MUHAMMAD ALI Pop Art on Canvas |
USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 18 | AUDREY HEPBURN | Rare AUDREY HEPBURN, Original Negative |
1960s | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 21 | ALEXANDER CALDER | ALEXANDER CALDER, Spiral with Pumpkin, Lithograph |
circa 1973 | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 549.00 | |
| 22 | ALEXANDER CALDER | ALEXANDER CALDER, Le Petite Pyramids, Lithograph |
circa 1976 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 488.00 | |
| 25 | ROY LICHTENSTEIN | ROY LICHTENSTEIN, Musical Notes (IV), Screenprint |
circa 1995 | USD 8,000.00 - 16,000.00 | USD 9,760.00 | |
| 26 | Frank Worth | MARILYN MONROE, Frank Worth Pin-up Image |
USD 400.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 27 | Bert Stern | MARILYN MONROE, Bert Stern Photo Negative |
USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 28 | Frank Worth | MARILYN MONROE Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Worth |
USD 400.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 29 | Frank Worth | MARILYN MONROE, Frank Worth Image |
USD 400.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 30 | Frank Powolny | MARILYN MONROE, Vintage Image |
USD 400.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 31 | PETER MAX | PETER MAX, Mickey Mouse, Lithograph |
circa 1995. | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 396.50 | |
| 32 | PETER MAX | PETER MAX, Goofy, Lithograph |
circa 1995. | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 244.00 | |
| 33 | PETER MAX | PETER MAX, Snow White, Lithograph |
circa 1995. | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 244.00 | |
| 37 | Oliver Goldsmith | Rare Books: Oliver Goldsmith's Works, #'d to 500 |
Copyright 1900 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 366.00 | |
| 47 | Alexander Friedrich | Alexander Friedrich, 24 Signed Aquatints |
1919-1921. | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 488.00 | |
| 49 | EMILIO BACARDI | EMILIO BACARDI, Signed 1902 Letter, Cuba |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 50 | JOAN MIRO | JOAN MIRO, Le Grand Ordinateur, Lithograph |
circa 1969 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 8,235.00 | |
| 61 | TOM EVERHART | TOM EVERHART, Snoopy, Lithograph |
circa 2000 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 366.00 | |
| 62 | Frank Worth | ELIZABETH TAYLOR, Frank Worth Image |
USD 400.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 63 | THE BEATLES, Vintage Transparency |
USD 400.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 64 | JAMES DEAN, Photo & Negative, Giant |
USD 400.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 65 | Frank Worth | DEAN MARTIN & Angeli, Frank Worth Image |
USD 400.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 66 | Frank Worth | HUMPHREY BOGART, Frank Worth Image |
USD 400.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
![<b>Swann, Apr. 22:</b> Lot 124: Henri Courvoisier-Voisin, et alia, <i>[Recueil de Vues de Paris et ses Environs],</i> depicting precursors of the modern roller coaster, Paris, [1814-1819?]. $2,000 to $3,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/926a6773-03fc-4628-84a8-b9c0bad3ca15.jpg "<b>Swann, Apr. 22:</b> Lot 124: Henri Courvoisier-Voisin, et alia, <i>[Recueil de Vues de Paris et ses Environs],</i> depicting precursors of the modern roller coaster, Paris, [1814-1819?]. $2,000 to $3,000.")
